Eider Barrage
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The Eider Barrage is a major coastal flood protection and storm surge barrier structure located at the mouth of the Eider River on Germany’s North Sea coast.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrage
ⓘ
coastal flood protection structure ⓘ storm surge barrier ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
earth embankments ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 54.33°N 8.78°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Eider River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | North Sea storm surges ⓘ |
| engineeredBy | German hydraulic engineers ⓘ |
| function |
prevents saltwater intrusion during storm surges
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regulates freshwater discharge from the Eider River into the North Sea ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
embankment dams
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ roadway ⓘ sluice gates ⓘ |
| hasLock | ship lock for inland navigation ⓘ |
| hasRoad | Bundesstraße 5 ⓘ |
| hasTourismFunction |
viewpoint for North Sea and Wadden Sea
ⓘ
visitor information facilities ⓘ |
| isPartOf | German North Sea coastal defence system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Eider River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Wadden Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
St. Peter-Ording
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tönning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintains | safe water levels upstream of the Eider River ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Nord-Ostsee-Kanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater |
Eider estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Frisian Wadden Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Germany’s major coastal defence structures ⓘ |
| opened | 1973 ⓘ |
| protectsRegion |
Eiderstedt Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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low-lying coastal areas along the Eider River ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal flood protection
ⓘ
navigation control ⓘ storm surge protection ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| region | northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier dike and flood protection systems at the Eider estuary ⓘ |
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